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Peer reviewedEnsor, Pat – Information Technology and Libraries, 1992
Discussion of keyword and Boolean searching techniques in online public access catalogs (OPACs) focuses on a study conducted at Indiana State University that examined users' attitudes toward searching on NOTIS (Northwestern Online Total Integrated System). Relevant literature is reviewed, and implications for library instruction are suggested. (17…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Higher Education, Library Catalogs, Library Instruction
Peer reviewedGrant, Wallace C.; Jones, Dorothy E. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1993
Describes new technology that adapts online catalogs into large-print, speaking catalogs and discusses a step-by-step approach for implementing the technology in public and academic libraries. Suggestions on developing a work team, descriptions of the technology and its installation, and approaches to teaching and assisting visually impaired…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer System Design, Higher Education, Librarians
Peer reviewedBaker, Betsy – Information Technology and Libraries, 1986
Explores issues surrounding efforts to introduce online catalogs to users and presents relevant research results from Northwestern University's "Educating the Online Catalog User" project. Highlights include attitudes and preconceptions about online catalogs and instruction, research on online catalog use, suggestions for online catalog teaching,…
Descriptors: Attitudes, College Libraries, Higher Education, Instructional Design
Peer reviewedBailey, Charles W., Jr. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1989
Describes nine categories of library automation systems intended for direct use by library patrons: catalog information systems; electronic information systems; information presentation systems; instructional systems; consultation systems; information services and delivery systems; conferencing systems; integrative systems; and user computing…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Expert Systems, Information Networks, Information Services
Peer reviewedPeters, Thomas A.; Kurth, Martin – Information Technology and Libraries, 1991
Describes an analysis of transaction logs of the online catalog at the University of Missouri-Kansas City that examined patron use of both controlled and uncontrolled vocabulary subject access during the same search session. Hypotheses tested are discussed, and recommendations are made for library instruction and online catalog design. (six…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer System Design, Higher Education, Hypothesis Testing
Peer reviewedBechtel, Joan – Information Technology and Libraries, 1988
Discusses the need to teach undergraduate students the critical thinking processes necessary to formulating and researching a topic, rather than the technicalities of online catalogs. The development and design of an online catalog at Dickinson College, which forces students to make informed choices throughout the search process, is described.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Educational Objectives
Peer reviewedNielsen, Brian – Information Technology and Libraries, 1986
This review of the overall findings of the "Educating the Online Catalog User" project at Northwestern University Library focuses on methods of data collection used in evaluating online catalog performance and user performance. The rationale and methodology of transaction log monitoring and new directions for technical development are…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Library Catalogs
Peer reviewedKlemperer, Katharina; And Others – Information Technology and Libraries, 1989
Each of three articles describes an academic library's online catalog that includes locally created databases. Topics covered include database and software selection; systems design and development; database producer negotiations; problems encountered during implementation; database loading; training and documentation; and future plans. (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Databases, Computer Software, Database Producers
